Hasan Ali: “Many more to come inshaAllah”
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Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali is backing spinner Shadab Khan to take “many more” wickets in T20 Internationals.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Babar Azam’s strike-rate is an issue which he needs to resolve. When he comes in to bat we need his strike-rate to be above 150”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels that limited overs captain Babar Azam must improve his strike-rate in T20 Internationals.
Wasim Akram: “Pakistan were missing that X-factor and now, with him in the playing XI at No 3, that X-factor is back”
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Legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has called rising star Haider Ali Pakistan’s “X-factor” in T20 Internationals.
Rashid Latif: “Mohammad Rizwan is the perfect wicketkeeper for Tests and ODIs, Sarfraz Ahmed and Kamran Akmal are fit for the T20 [team]”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes that either Sarfaraz Ahmed or Kamran Akmal should be the national team’s wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals.
Shoaib Akhtar: “Mohammad Amir’s retirement could be followed by Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz and Juanid Khan’s retirement”
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Legendary Pakistan seamer Shoaib Akhtar believes the pace trio of Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz and Juanid Khan will join Mohammad Amir in retiring from Test cricket.
Faf du Plessis: “The T20 World Cup is in Australia and that’s not too far away, so hopefully we’ll be back for that and that will probably be my last international tour I would think”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has revealed that he plans to retire from Twenty20 Internationals after the World Twenty20 in 2020.
Waqar Younis: “The reason why our team is number one in T20Is is because our guys don’t participate in IPL”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Waqar Younis believes that the national team are the top-ranked side in Twenty20 Internationals since the players don’t participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
James Anderson: “The danger for us is that it becomes, not an epidemic, but popular among players to do this”
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England pace bowler James Anderson has admitted that he fears for the future of Test cricket, given the rise of Twenty20 Internationals and domestic Twenty20 competitions.
Jos Buttler: “I wouldn’t enjoy it if I knew I was only going to get to play T20 for England for six months every four years”
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England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler believes that Twenty20 Internationals shouldn’t be scrapped and nor should the format solely be played in franchise competitions.
